Iraqi security forces to progress in the fighting against militants of Islamic State of Iraq 3010142

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Thursday, 30 October 2014 13:44

Iraqi
security forces to progress in the fighting against militants of Islamic
State of Iraq

Iraqi
security forces – including the Kurdish peshmerga
– have been making incremental progress against
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists inside
Iraq, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby
said today. In the past day and a half, Iraqi forces
have made gains in many parts of the country, Kirby
said at a Pentagon news conference.
Thursday, October 30, 2014 02:46 PM

Transhield,
Inc. has completed a delivery of 350 Mine Resistant
Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle and equipment covers
to the U.S. Air Force. The company continues to expand
its support of the Department of Defense's MRAP fleets,
suppying protective covers to the U.S. Marine Corps,
U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and, with this order, the
U.S. Air Force.
Thursday, October 30, 2014 01:00 PM

Singapore to strengthen its national security using tethered surveillance balloon with radar 2910144

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Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:57

Singapore
to strengthen its national security using tethered surveillance balloon
with radar

Singapore
is strengthening its national security using a tethered
surveillance balloon filled with radar equipment, said
the Defense Minister. The new technology, a tethered
aerostat, allows Singapore to compensate for the difficulties
presented to its defense capabilities by its small size
and terrain.a
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:00 PM

Defense ministers of United States and Ukraine to discuss bilateral security issues 2910144

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Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:55

Defense
ministers of United States and Ukraine to discuss bilateral security issues

U.S.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone on Monday,
October 27, 2014, with Ukraine's Defense Minister Stepan
Poltorak to discuss bilateral security issues, according
to a spokesman of U.S. Defense Department.a
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014 09:16 PM

Philippe
Burtin, CEO of Nexter, signed October 29, 2014, a contract
in the presence of the French and Gabonese Ministers
of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Ernest Mpouho Epigat,
to supply the Gabonese Republic with 12 highly protected
4x4 vehicles ARAVIS®.a
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 06:27 PM

Russia will deliver four S-300 surface-to-air defense missile systems to Belarus for end of 2014 291

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Wednesday, 29 October 2014 12:50

Russia
will deliver four S-300 surface-to-air defense missile systems to Belarus
for end of 2014

Russia
will deliver four S-300 surface-to-air defense missile
systems to Belarus by the end of this year, Russian
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday, October
29, 2014. In July 2014, Russia’s Defense Ministry
has signed a contract for giving S-300 surface-to-air
missile systems to Belarus.a
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 02:27 PM

A
group of mechanics and drivers of the Nigerian Armed
Forces completed two-week training in operation, maintenance
and repair of special KrAZ truck. This training was
held in compliance with the contract signed between
“KrAZ” and the Ministry of Defence of the
country in the first semester of this year.a
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:50 PM

Russia will have full radar coverage of the Arctic region this year 2810143

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Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:59

Russia
will have full radar coverage of the Arctic region this year

Russia
will have full radar coverage of the Arctic region this
year, while next year it will be ready “to meet
unwanted guests” both from the north and from
the east, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday,
October 28, 2014. He said Russia was expanding military
presence in the Arctic region, building infrastructure
on its islands.a
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 09:59 PM

New Zealand and United States soldiers to conduct joint exercise codenamed Kiwi Koru 2810141

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Tuesday, 28 October 2014 18:37

New
Zealand and United States soldiers to conduct joint exercise codenamed
Kiwi Koru

New
Zealand and the United States troops will be conducting
a month-long joint exercise codenamed Kiwi Koru in the
central North Island next month to test their deployment
agility, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced
Tuesday, October 28, 2014.a
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 03:29 PM

Poland to strengthen military forces in east of country to improve security on border with Ukraine 2

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Monday, 27 October 2014 19:56

Poland
to strengthen military forces in east of country to improve security on
border with Ukraine

Poland’s
defense ministry said Monday, October 27, 2014, it plans
to gradually strengthen military forces located in the
country’s east over the coming years to improve
security in the face of the separatist conflict in neighboring
Ukraine. Poland supports Kiev in its conflict with pro-Russian
separatists in eastern Ukraine and has called for stronger
Western sanctions against Russia amid the conflict.
Monday, October 27, 2014 09:08 PM

India
has opted to buy Israel’s Spike anti-tank guided
missile, a defence ministry source said on Saturday,
October 25, 2014, rejecting a rival US offer of Javelin
missiles. India will buy at least 8,000 Spike missiles
and more than 300 launchers in a deal worth $525 million,
according the newspaper website "theguardian".
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 03:33 PM

Lebanese armed forces continue military operations against Islamist groups in the city of Tripoli 25

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Sunday, 26 October 2014 08:25

Lebanese
armed forces continue military operations against Islamist groups in the
city of Tripoli

Six
Lebanese soldiers were killed during fighting with Islamist
gunmen in northern Lebanon for a second day on Saturday,
October 25, 2014, using helicopters to fire rockets
in the first such air attack since the war in neighboring
Syria began.a
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 09:48 AM

French president François Hollande has approved the sale of defence and security equipment to Lebanon under a USD3 billion contract grant from Saudi Arabia to help it fight jihadis encroaching into Lebanon from Syria. The French military equipment for Lebanon includes, VBC-90 armoured vehicles, Caesar 155mm howitzers, Mistral missile systems, AS 532 Cougar helicopters and and Combattante FS56 fast attack long range craft. Saturday, October 25, 2014 01:07 PM

OSCE
in Ukraine successfully completed maiden flight with Camcopter S-100 unmanned
air system

The
OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) October
23, 2014, successfully completed the maiden flight of
its unarmed/unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) before members
of the media near Mariupol in eastern Ukraine.a
Saturday, October 25, 2014 01:07 PM

Airbus Defense and Space to deliver 17 UH-72A Lakotas helicopter for United States Army

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Friday, 24 October 2014 12:44

Airbus
Defense and Space to deliver 17 UH-72A Lakotas helicopter for United States
Army

Airbus
Defense and Space has obtained an $82.9 million (about
€65.5 million) contract to deliver 17 UH-72A Lakotas
to the U.S. Army. The UH-72A Lakota is a military version
of the Eurocopter EC145 helicopter.
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Friday, October 24, 2014 03:00 PM

Iraqi army regroups but won't be able to launch a ground offensive before months

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Friday, 24 October 2014 09:20

Iraqi
army regroups but won't be able to launch a ground offensive before months

Iraq's
fractured army has begun to regroup and stage modest,
localized attacks on the Islamic State militants who routed
them last spring and summer, but they are unlikely to
be ready to launch a major counteroffensive for many months,
senior U.S. military officials said Thursday.
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Friday, October 24, 2014 11:30 AM

Working
with the U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin is providing operational
support for a Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS)
aerostat system that is being evaluated by the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) along the Southern border of the United States.

Ruselectronics Company unveiled new remote observation and surveillance command post

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Friday, 24 October 2014 08:00

Ruselectronics
Company unveiled new remote observation and surveillance command post

The
Ruselectronics Holding Company, a subsidiary of Rostec
Corporation, has presented a new mobile command post for
remote observation and surveillance during security operations
in areas affected by natural disasters, emergencies caused
by technology, and in mass gatherings and potentially
volatile crowds.

Poland to begin Narew short range air defence system acquisition program in 2016

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Friday, 24 October 2014 07:40

Poland
to begin Narew short range air defence system acquisition program in 2016

Polish
Ministry of Defence is to start the procedures aiming
at acquiring Narew short range anti-aircraft/anti-missile
defence system in 2016, reported yesterday Defence24.
The technical dialogue is to be opened in November this
year.

Lincad of UK has been awarded three new Research and Development contracts by British MOD 2310145

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Thursday, 23 October 2014 16:43

Lincad
of UK has been awarded three new Research and Development contracts by
British MOD

As
a leader in the design and manufacture of specialist
batteries and chargers, Lincad is pleased to announce
that it has been awarded three new R&D contracts
by the British MOD. This will provide the funding required
for the company to take the development of three key
new products through to the production stage.a
Thursday, October 23, 2014 06:32 PM

Plasan is expanding Carbon Nanotube manufacturing capacity

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Thursday, 23 October 2014 15:31

Plasan
is expanding Carbon Nanotube manufacturing capacity

TorTech Nano Fibers, a subsidiary of Plasan, announced
on October 14 the installation of additional capacity
for the manufacture of its nonwoven carbon nanotube
(CNT) sheet at its manufacturing facility. This will
more than triple output once full commissioning is completed
in the next few months and is an important step towards
a full scale industrial manufacturing capability.
Thursday, October 23, 2014 06:15 PM

Spain will send 300 soldiers to train Iraqi Army

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Thursday, 23 October 2014 09:28

Spain
will send 300 soldiers to train Iraqi Army

On October
22, the Congress of Deputies of Spain (the lower house
of Parliament) has voted in favor of sending troops with
a large majority (314 lawmakers on a total of 329 present
members). Spanish soldiers will be deployed at the end
of 2014 in the south of Iraq.a
Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:00 AM

United Instrument Corporation unveiled its new Forpost area monitoring radar system

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Thursday, 23 October 2014 09:01

United
Instrument Corporation unveiled its new Forpost area monitoring radar
system

The United Instrument Corporation has presented Forpost,
an area monitoring radar system, designed by its subsidiary
Concern Vega at the Interpolitex 2014 Show in Russia,
which has better specs than similar overseas-made products
The Forpost monitoring radar system was developed to identify
ground targets, surface ships and low-flying objects and
is capable of tracking at least 50 targets at the same
time, the company reported in its press release. Thursday,
October 23, 2014 11:09 AM

One Airdrop to Kurds Fighting in Kobani Intercepted

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Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:49

One
Airdrop to Kurds Fighting in Kobani Intercepted

A Youtube
video posted on October 21, shows islamic fighters of
Islamic States lay hands on a bundle intended for the
Kurdish fighters in Kobani, Syria. Pentagon spokesman
admits that this bundle most likely fell into islamic
hands.a
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 11:00 AM

Russia is likely to win a $197 million T-90 ammunition contract from India. In 2012, India took of 16,000 rounds of the same ammunition from Russia for its T-90 tanks. Indian Defence Research and Development has developed indigenous variant of the ammo but Ordnance Factory Board failed to produce it successfully.